CVE-2025-48267 HIGH

CVE-2025-48267: WordPress WP Pipes plugin <= 1.4.2 - Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Vendor Thimpress
Product WP Pipes
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published June 9, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in ThimPress WP Pipes allows Path Traversal. This issue affects WP Pipes: from n/a through 1.4.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Pipes versions up to 1.4.2 contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by making the site unresponsive or unavailable. The vulnerability exists in how the plugin handles file path inputs without proper validation. No user interaction is required to exploit this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site unavailable or unresponsive without needing to log in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site could become unavailable or slow to respond due to resource exhaustion triggered remotely.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 9, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated